Nettech Systems to Extend Enterprise Wireless Data Solutions for the Palm Computing Platform
SANTA CLARA, Calif. — October 19, 1999 — Nettech Systems, Inc., the leading provider of mobile middleware, announced here today that it will extend enterprise wireless data solutions for the Palm Computing(TM) platform. As part of this announcement, Nettech will also enable Palm VII(TM) developers to access enterprise data beyond the Palm.net(TM) service, thereby extending the Palm Computing platform to a broad range of enterprise and third-party software developers, including Nettech partners such as Puma Technology, Sybase and The Vantive Corporation.
Nettech will offer its comprehensive middleware suite for corporate developers and independent software vendors providing highly scalable and reliable wireless access for Palm Computing connected organizers. This offering will allow Nettech's wide array of independent software vendors that already offer packaged applications based on the Nettech architecture to quickly and easily extend their enterprise wireless offerings to the Palm Computing platform, covering the complete wireless connectivity needs of corporations. corporations.
"Nettech's solutions will provide Palm Computing platform developers with the option to develop applications that access their enterprise data directly in addition to the web clipping capability available through Palm.Net," said Scott Lincke, director of wireless products for Palm Computing, Inc., a 3Com company. "We look forward to Nettech's middleware suite expanding wireless enterprise deployment possibilities for our devices like the Palm VII."
"Our software partners have shown great interest in enabling their wireless applications to run on the Palm Computing platform, particularly for the Palm VII organizer," said Don Grust, vice president of business development for Nettech. "Our middleware will expedite the delivery of a wide range of enterprise application options for Palm Computing customers."
"Wireless connectivity to enterprise customers is finally a reality," said Puma Technology Vice President of Marketing, Tom Hunt. "The ability to use Nettech's Palm VII solution in conjunction with Intellisync Anywhere provides corporations with a secure connection to groupware applications like Microsoft Exchange and Lotus Domino." Intellisync Anywhere enhances the business role of handheld devices such as the Palm Computing Platform Products, by making them powerful, cost-effective and tightly integrated extensions of the corporate enterprise.
Nettech's product offerings will support all Palm Computing products, which include the III, V and VII device families. Palm Computing support will be offered across a broad range of wireless networks, including all major packet data and circuit-switched network, and support integrated and attachable modems, such as the Novatel Minstrel.
Nettech's offerings make it easy for in-house business and independent software developers to build robust wireless business systems for Palm Computing's organizers and directly access enterprise data outside of the Palm.net service. As a result, Nettech middleware will enable the fast development of mobile applications, such as sales force automation, field support, database access, and messaging.
"We're pleased to be working with both Nettech and Palm to enable handheld workers to synchronize e-Business data wirelessly using SQL Anywhere Studio," said Brian Vink, vice president of marketing, Sybase's Mobile and Embedded Computing Division. "Today's announcement is exciting news for Palm VII users, giving them near real-time wireless access to essential corporate information, anytime, anywhere."
"Vantive's service and sales customers clearly will benefit from Nettech's solution for the Palm Computing Platform. We look forward to extending our wireless CRM solutions for mobile professionals on an industry leading platform," said John Grozier, vice president of product management, Vantive.
To develop the Palm version of its middleware suite, Nettech partnered with Bachmann Software, a leading provider of Palm-based products and software development services. Nettech's Palm Computing platform solution will be demonstrated at the PalmSource conference at the Nettech booth #47. This demonstration will employ Nettech's ExpressQ to wirelessly retrieve stock quotes with the Palm VII device and a Palm III(TM) device with a Novatel Minstrel, using a wireless stock quote application.
"Speaking as both an independent software vendor and a Palm Enterprise Solution Provider, I can say that Nettech's solution is very appealing to us, not only as a way to enable wireless connectivity in our own line of Palm software products, but as a means by which we can provide Palm-based custom solutions to our enterprise customers involving direct interaction with their secure corporate data," said Glenn Bachmann, president of Bachmann Software.
About Nettech Systems (www.NettechRF.com) Nettech Systems, Inc. provides mobile connectivity tools to companies that develop and deploy mobile data applications. Nettech has established a worldwide customer base of more than 70,000 users in over 500 companies, representing the leading share of mobile applications. Nettech also offers the wireless data industry's premier Developer Program and Professional Services Division, designed to accelerate the development and deployment of mobile applications. Based in Princeton, New Jersey, Nettech Systems can be contacted at 609-734-0300 or by fax at 609-734-0346.
InstantRF, ExpressQ, Smart IP, and Mobility Manager are trademarks of Nettech Systems. 3Com, Palm Computing and Palm OS are registered trademarks, and Palm, Palm III, Palm IIIx, Palm V, Palm VII and PalmSource are trademarks 3Com Corporation or its subsidiaries. All other trademarks are the property of their respective owners.
SOURCE: Nettech Systems, Inc.
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Tamara Kanoc of Nettech Systems, Inc., 609-734-0300, Tamara.Kanoc@NettechRF.com
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